Day in photos: April 15, 2013

The shadow of Matthias Bachinger is cast on the clay court as he serves against Victor Hanescu during their qualifying round match during day one of the ATP Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.

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Bervia Hooghouse rides his motorcycle with his dog, Blue, in Blue Springs, Miss.

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Ballet students practice before a class at the National School of Ballet in Havana, Cuba.

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Philadelphia Flyers left winger Jay Rosehill gets a stick shoved into his mouth by Buffalo Sabres center Steve Ott during the first period of their NHL matchup.

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A North Korean soldier guarding the entrance to Pyongyang’s Kumsusan mausoleum, where the bodies of the late leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il lie embalmed, looks back through the doors of the main gate.

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A South Korean army soldier aims his machine gun as a passenger goes through a ticket barrier during an anti-terrorism drill against possible terrorists’ attacks at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea.

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Am anti-airport protester stands behind a burning barricade blocking a road on land that will become a new airport in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, western France.

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An employee looks at a sculpture entitled “Couple Under an Umbrella, 2013″ by artist Ron Mueck during the press day for his exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris.

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A girl holds flowers as she walks in front of a memorial wall, engraved with names of fallen Israeli soldiers, after a ceremony marking Memorial Day at the Israeli army’s Armoured Corps’ Memorial in Latrun, near Jerusalem.

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A boy is smeared with vermillion powder while celebrating the Nepalese New Year near Kathmandu.

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President Obama holds up a team jersey as he hosts the 2012 BCS National Champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team on the South Lawn of the White House.

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Fireworks are seen during the official opening of the renovated Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.